Katarzyna Kawa

Katarzyna Kawa (Polish pronunciation: [kataˈʐɨna ˈkava]; born 17 November 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 128, which she reached on 29 July 2019 following her first career WTA final at the Baltic Open. She has also won seven singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF circuit.

Katarzyna Kawa
Katarzyna Kawa at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports) Poland
ResidencePoznań, Poland
Born (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992
Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 241,008
Singles
Career record298–213 (58.3%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 121 (17 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 125 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2020)
French OpenQ1 (2019)
WimbledonQ3 (2019)
US OpenQ1 (2019)
Doubles
Career record125–97 (56.3%)
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 239 (17 July 2017)
Current rankingNo. 299 (16 March 2020)
Last updated on: 9 May 2020.

Personal

Katarzyna Kawa was born in Krynica-Zdrój, but moved in 2013 to Poznań, Poland. She started tennis at age seven and is currently coached by Grzegorz Garczyński.[1]

Career

2019: First WTA final and breakthrough
Kawa playing at the 2019 Roland Garros

In July, Katarzyna Kawa made it through the qualifying rounds at the Baltic Open to book her spot in the final with a straight-sets victory over Bernarda Pera.[2] Kawa reached the final after beating Anna Danilina, Naiktha Bains, Ysaline Bonaventure, Jana Fett, Chloe Paquet and Bernarda Pera. In the final, she lost to the top seed Anastasija Sevastova in three sets.[3]

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2019 Baltic Open, Latvia International Clay Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 5–7, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (4–2)
$15,000 tournaments (2–0)
$10,000 tournaments (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2009 ITF Warsaw, Poland 10,000 Clay Iveta Gerlová 3–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Feb 2010 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay Garbiñe Muguruza 6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Aug 2010 ITF Iława, Poland 10,000 Clay Zuzana Zlochová 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 2–6
Loss 0–4 May 2012 ITF Warsaw, Poland 10,000 Clay Chantal Škamlová 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–4 Aug 2012 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Renata Voráčová 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–5 April 2013 ITF Chiasso, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Alison Van Uytvanck 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 2–5 Mar 2015 ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Nadia Podoroska 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win 3–5 Apr 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Amanda Carreras 7–5, 6–1
Win 4–5 Oct 2015 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass Riko Sawayanagi 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Win 5–5 Jan 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Zhang Kailin 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win 6–5 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Clay Dejana Radanović 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Oct 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Tereza Martincová 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 7–6 Apr 2019 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay Ann Li 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000-$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (5–4)
$15,000 tournaments (2–0)
$10,000 tournaments (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (9–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2009 ITF Warsaw,
Poland		 10,000 Clay Katarzyna Kaleta Iveta Gerlová
Karolina Kosińska		 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2009 Palić Open,
Serbia		 10,000 Clay Simona Parajová Dunja Antunovic
Ani Mijacika		 4–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2009 ITF Iława,
Poland		 10,000 Clay Aleksandra Rosolska Veronika Domagała
Anna Niemiec		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Aug 2010 ITF Iława,
Poland		 10,000 Clay Veronika Domagała Martina Borecká
Martina Kubičíková		 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2010 ITF Gliwice,
Poland		 10,000 Clay Justyna Jegiołka Olga Brózda
Veronika Domagała		 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 3–3 Oct 2010 ITF Bol,
Croatia		 10,000 Clay Natalia Kołat Anja Prislan
Eva Wacanno		 5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 3–4 Mar 2011 ITF Antalya,
Turkey		 10,000 Clay Darija Jurak Liang Chen
Tian Ran		 6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 4–4 Jul 2011 ITF Horb,
Germany		 10,000 Clay Paula Kania Vaszilisza Bulgakova
Christina Shakovets		 1–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 5–4 Jan 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt		 10,000 Hard Natalia Kołat Aleksandrina Naydenova
Ekaterina Yashina		 6–1, 6–4
Win 6–4 Aug 2013 Trofeul Popeci,
Romania		 50,000 Clay Alice Balducci Diana Buzean
Christina Shakovets		 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Loss 6–5 Jan 2016 ITF Bertioga,
Brazil		 25,000 Hard Sandra Zaniewska Cristina Dinu
Indy de Vroome		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6–6 Apr 2016 ITF Chiasso,
Switzerland		 25,000 Clay Olga Brózda Antonia Lottner
Anne Schäfer		 1–6, 1–6
Loss 6–7 Jun 2016 ITF Puszczykowo,
Poland		 10,000 Hard Olga Brózda Weronika Foryś
Valeria Savinykh		 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 7–7 Aug 2016 ITF Plzeň,
Czech Republic		 25,000 Clay Cornelia Lister Ema Burgić Bucko
Georgina García Pérez		 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Win 8–7 Sep 2016 ITF Hua Hin,
Thailand		 25,000 Hard Laura Pigossi Kamonwan Buayam
Lee Pei-chi		 7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
Loss 8–8 Oct 2016 ITF Cairns,
Australia		 25,000 Hard Sandra Zaniewska Alison Bai
Lizette Cabrera		 5–7, 7–5, [10–12]
Win 9–8 May 2017 ITF La Marsa,
Tunisia		 25,000 Clay Jasmina Tinjić Dea Herdželaš
Tereza Mrdeža		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 9–9 Jun 2017 WSG Open,
Poland		 25,000 Clay Katarzyna Piter Priscilla Hon
Vera Lapko		 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 10–9 Feb 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt		 15,000 Hard Emily Webley-Smith Laura-Ioana Andrei
Hélène Scholsen		 6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 11–9 Mar 2018 ITF Solarino,
Italy		 15,000 Carpet Shalimar Talbi Laura Ashley
Quinn Gleason		 6–3, 6–4
Win 12–9 Jun 2018 Bella Cup,
Poland		 25,000 Clay Maja Chwalińska Albina Khabibulina
Hélène Scholsen		 6–1, 6–4
Win 13–9 Apr 2019 ITF Jackson,
United States		 25,000 Clay Katarzyna Piter Hanna Chang
Caitlin Whoriskey		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 13–10 Apr 2019 Boar's Head Resort Open,
United States		 80,000 Clay Lucie Hradecká Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend		 6–4, 5–7, [3–10]
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References
  1. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100102952
  2. https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/2019-jurmala-highlights-kawa-progresses-past-pera
  3. https://tennistonic.com/tennis-news/85245/h2h-anastasija-sevastova-vs-katarzyna-kawa-jurmala-preview-odds-prediction/
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